PERSONALS.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 224, 20 September 1921, Page 2

PERSONALS.

i • ' Mr. R. C. Whetter. Inspector of prim- ' ary schools. Ilawke's Bay. retires at the end of the year. Tho Hon. R. Harris, G. ,T. Garland, W. I Stewart and J, P. Campbell, members of . the Legislathe Council, were passengers , for Wellington by the express last evening. i Mr. Andrew MeFariane. chief engineer at Picton works of the 5.7.. Refrigerat- ■ ing Company, has resigned after 3-"> i years' service. ' The Roy. -lohn Dawson. who is in • London mainly for health reasons, will 1 attend some of the many conferences ' going on in England and on the ' Continent. Mr. \V. Baird. who was interred ( recently at Kaiori Cemetery, was one of the founder of Otago Lodge of Druids, being No. 1 of its register. He occupied the chair au l'.l'.G.U. as far back as 1888. Mt. F. C. .lagger. of the National MtltWal Life Association in Canterbury, 'for the last i~> year*, upon his retirement, on account of ill-health, was presented with a handsome souvenir by , members of the staff. The committee of the Auckland Pres- ; byterian Social Service Association, at tho first mpctins , of tho cur ren 1 von r ■ held on Monday, unanimously re-ejected • Mr. I?. L. Stewart president of the Assoi ciation. Mr. Jas. Fitzgerald hon. seerei tary, and Mr. Wm. How hon. treasurer. i Dr. .lohn .Stuart Thomson, who ifi men- ' tioned as a possible next United States • Minister to Ohin-a. was born in Canada ■ but has many relatives in Australia and New Zealand. Dr. Thomson U the author ' ot many authoritative books on Chinese 1 affairs. Captain 1 , . C. I'irani. a New Zealander , who has travelled much during recent , years, now in London. After serrin" ; in France. Captain l'irani visited many part* of tho Mediterranean. Morocco Algeria. Tunis, and latterly he hsw lieeji with G.n.Q.. Army ~f the Black Sea Constantinople. t The Rev. A. W. Brough. deputation irom the London Missionary Society p arrived by the Maheno from Sydney t night. A Ministers' welcome was tenv dered Mr. Brough thie afternoon at Beresford Congregational Church a I his evening there will be a welcome J Church" * Ede " Con g re S ati onal 1 Mr. Charles R. Towle, «>„ of Mrs E C - Towle. Uemuera, has j ust passed the ■ f T> 'uTT V r n ° f the R «.v«l Institute ~ to admission ~ „ Fellow of that body t -wr. jowl.-, who i n at present in London ; -n fi'jhr izj°T: for " z :. architect 4"^" enl